Sermons on Stake:

Fighting Supernatural Evil Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

When you look at your life, are you filtering out supernatural evil? Do you think life’s struggles are all against “flesh and blood?” Are you assuming there are no “rulers and cosmic powers” at work in your day?

Imagine if your friends came to you and asked, “We want you to build a bridge. We already have the materials you’ll need to build it. We already have the engineers, craftsmen for the stone and concrete, and we have plenty of construction workers available to you as well. Here are the blueprints to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Talents Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jan 14, 2020

Faithfullness in serving the Lord brings about its own rewards.

The Parable of the Talents Matthew 25:14-18: Parables can be as exciting and challenging as detective stories. Even more so, for in the end they turn out to be dealing with real life, while detective stories can be pretty far-fetched. Also parables, like detective stories, are filled with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Stressed Out Or Prayed Up? Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 19, 2020

Stress and Anxiety have increased due to COVID-19 and the contentious political divide. Message processes influence of stress and offers biblical solutions.

Today I want to address a PROBLEM we all face: stress and anxiety.i This year, 2020 has been a stressful year. The pandemic has affected the whole world. Economic pressures have increased for families and businesses. Social distancing and isolation have interfered with normal human interaction. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26, Matthew 11:28, Isaiah 12:3, Matthew 7:7-8, Matthew 6:25-34, 2 Peter 1:3, Jeremiah 2:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

God Wants Us To Live Like The Apostle Paul Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 8, 2021

1. We need Paul's sincerity (vs. 1-2). 2. We need Paul's sorrow for the lost (vs. 1-3). 3. We need Paul's sacrificial way of life (vs. 3-4). 4. We need Paul's Savior (vs. 3-5).

God Wants Us to Live Like the Apostle Paul The Book of Romans Romans 9:1-5 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 14, 2016 (Revised February 8, 2021) BACKGROUND *We have been going through Romans verse-by-verse, and we just finished chapter 8. That great chapter includes some of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Joy 3: A Joy That Is Full Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 6, 2021

In Part 3 of this series we examine what it will take to have a joy that is full. This is the joy that God desires for us to have - but do we really want it bad enough to do what it takes to get it?

The Power of Joy – Part 3 A Joy That Is Full Scripture: Second Corinthians 6:10; 1 John 1:1-4; John 5:19, 39 Last week a program was aired about the race riots that took place in my hometown of Columbia, Tennessee 75 years ago. The book, “No More Social Lynchings” by Robert Ikard also ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:10, 1 John 1:1-4, John 5:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truth For A New Year Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021

There are two ways people think saints are made. Some believe sainthood is achieved while others see sainthood as received.

Happy New Year to you! Thank God 2020 is behind us. If you were given just one word to describe the year 2020, what would you choose? A recent survey asked just this and found the #1 word chosen to describe this previous year was “awful, terrible, or horrible.” I wonder what word you would use. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

"Oh How He Loves You And Me!”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 30, 2021

Today I am preaching from a song that many of us like to hear. There is one part of the lyric that I really like, it goes like this, “O HOW HE LOVES ME. OH HOW HE LOVE YOU!”

It is an awesome thought to think that the God of this vast universe loves us with a jealous love. Oh How He Loves us! Illus: Many of us can remember when we were in grammar school and we started loving the opposite sex for the first time. Before we men grew into that area of our life if the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Two Essential Things The Book Of Ephesians Teaches

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 27, 2024

A lady that is known for bad behavior and bad moods came into her work place happy one day and greeted everyone with a smile and a big hello!

After she walked away one of the fellows said, “What happened to her!” In other words she was not acting her normal self and it made this man to wonder what got her in a good mood. Illus: Makes me think of two women are shopping and talking about their husbands. • One says, "My husband ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Series

Contributed by Dustin Boden on Jul 26, 2024

The Beatitudes teach us how to embody the qualities that Jesus values, such as humility, mercy, and purity of heart.

Good Morning to all of you today!… I am truly glad to see all of you here today. I just want to take a moment and welcome everyone here today and those who are watching on line and those who watch in the future… Today, we continue our journey through one of the most profound and transformative ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What God Did Not Reveal

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 16, 2025

This message is about being obedient to God even when we only have part of message. When God calls us to do something He does not tell us everything at once, but what we need in that moment.

What God Did Not Reveal Scripture: Luke 1:5-37; Hebrews 11:15-16; Galatians 6:9 Good morning Strangers Rest. The title of my message this morning is “What God Did Not Reveal.” This message looks at the story surrounding the birth of Christ and the faith those involved had to walk in based on what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-37, Hebrews 11:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"You Look To Comfortable; Getting Out Of The Comfort Zone!” Pt.3 Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Mar 3, 2022

We have to share and write the vision in clear and simple ways so that the believers can see it and run with it. We have to get them to see what we are seeing from the Lord.

Intro: I have been talking to you about casting the vision. Last Sunday, I told you about the story of Moses and Joshua how Moses set the vision while Joshua fulfilled it. I then challenged you to get plugged in to the vision of the church; it is by plugging in that you become empowered to go ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3

Work And Family Don't Keep You From Serving God (Ephesians 6:1-9) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 24, 2022

They are a large part of how you serve.

Let's start today by simply reading Ephesians 6:1: Children, obey your parents [in the Lord]. For this is right. Children, obey your parents. How should you obey them? Paul says, obey them "in the Lord." [I'LL PROBABLY TAKE THIS SECTION OUT WHEN ACTUALLY PREACHING. THIS ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-9

4 Controversial Uncompromising Life-Changing Truths Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Nov 22, 2024

Most people who are enslaved know they are slaves. The girl who is abducted and taken into the worldwide human trafficking ring knows she’s a slave. You don’t have to tell her this. But there is a kind of slavery where people don’t fully realize they are enslaved.

Today, I want to speak to you about “4 Controversial Uncompromising Life-Changing Truths” from the lips of Jesus Himself. These 4 truths are unpopular for many. They are likely to start a good argument at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Many of these, if not all of these, run against the current ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-47

Denomination: Baptist

Stop, Look, Listen & Live! Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Apr 12, 2022

Jesus' followers had to very carefully examine the evidence for Jesus' resurrection, even when it was right before their faces, to believe. In the same way, you owe it to yourself to examine the evidence & come to the same conclusion they did!

This world is a dangerous place. If there’s any lesson the congregation of Risen King may have learned over the past three months or so is just how vulnerable we human being are to tragedies that may overtake us very suddenly. That the world is a dangerous place is something that most of being to ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Luke 18:32-33, Matthew 16:21

Denomination: Bible Church

John Series Sermon 25 the Essential Authority Power To Meet The World’s Desperate Needs John 5:1–16 Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Apr 24, 2022

through this healing miracle, Jesus was claiming to have supreme authority over the Sabbath

JOHN SERIES SERMON 25 The Essential Authority Power to Meet the World’s Desperate Needs John 5:1–16 (5:1–47) DIVISION OVERVIEW: Jesus, Authority: Chapter 5 reveals Jesus to be the Authority over all of life. He is due the same worship, obedience, and service as God; for He is equal with God (Jn. ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist